We're overjoyed to learn this year that CreateSpace.com will once again offering a free proof copy to all our 2009 winners! Yay, CreateSpace! To redeem the offer, you'll need a special NaNoWriMo winner's promo code, which we'll be posting on the "I Wrote a Novel, Now What?" page again, starting December 2. The code will be good for six months.
Here's how you go about using it:
1) Win NaNoWriMo. Then, starting December 2, sign in to the NaNoWriMo site, and head to the "I Wrote a Novel, Now What?" page. If you're logged in and a winner, you'll see a secret CreateSpace code there. Grab it.
2) Go to CreateSpace and create a free member account.
3) Set up your title: you will be asked to fill in information such as title, author name, page count, etc.
4) Submit your title: make sure that your title’s information is accurate and complies with Createspace's Submission Requirements. Your Submission will be reviewed to ensure it can be printed.
5) When everything's uploaded and perfect, just request a proof copy and use your discount code at check out. Presto!
After you receive your proof copy, you can then choose if you want to make it available to the public at large—everything from showing up for sale on Amazon.com to complete invisibility.
You can also access the CreateSpace community at: https://www.createspace.com/en/community/index.jspa?ref=438265&utm_id=4850.
Thanks again to CreateSpace.com for their amazingly generous offer!
Chris
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87,247 / 50,000
Oct 12, 2009 - 16 25
Woohoo! I probably won't use the offer myself, but lots of WriMos were wondering about it. Thanks for posting this.
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http://www.sushimustwrite.com
1,679 / 50,000
Oct 12, 2009 - 16 29
Wow that's a great incentive to win this year! is it completely free?
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Oct 12, 2009 - 16 45
Yea!! Tried them out last year and wasn't disappointed with the quality. Glad they are back again with it.
26,403 / 50,000
Oct 12, 2009 - 17 01
I'm so glad their doing this again! I love being able to say, "I wrote a novel last November and oh by the way, here it is in book form!" Just be sure to put in a title page and any other extra pages you want since the pages of the novel will be exactly the document you submit to the site.
----------2008: That's absurd...I love it.
2009: Hero: I'm going to enjoy dancing on your grave
Villain: That saddens me. I've seen you dance. You're terribly uncoordinated (Adopt a Villain Catchphrase thread)
25,267 / 50,000
Oct 12, 2009 - 18 08
Yay! CreateSpace love!
----------http://mimzy-tulgeywood.blogspot.com/
0 / 50,000
Oct 12, 2009 - 18 46
That's a fantastic offer. Thank you.
----------www.jessiefitzgerald.com
34,514 / 50,000
Oct 12, 2009 - 18 57
Yay! I loved getting mine last year. The quality is superb.
----------Characters Killed: 1
Notes on Things to Fix: 5
Rolls of Duct Tape Procrastinated With: 6
Number of Tic-Tacs Consumed: 79
47,004 / 50,000
Oct 12, 2009 - 21 33
I really hope i win so I can do this!
----------NaNo 2008: Family Portrait (8,624)
NaNo 2009: Death In Angel's Form (31,535/50,000)
131,354 / 50,000
Oct 12, 2009 - 21 34
Yes! The CreateSpace offer is an excellent souvenir after NaNo is over. I loved receiving mine last year and was not disappointed by the quality. My mom took so many pictures of me being presented the package, me holding up the package impatiently with a huge grin on my face, me cutting open the package, me pulling out the book, me flipping through the book with a huge grin on my face, me holding up the book with such a huge grin that she told me to retake it because it didn't look anything like my regular smile. I was just so happy and excited! I'm glad their doing it again this year!
----------Remember this November by making a scrapbook about NaNo!
My blog: http://yesiaminsane.wordpress.com/
58,215 / 50,000
Oct 12, 2009 - 22 15
Yay! Quite happy to hear that it's official. :) I heard the YWP will be getting proof copies for their winners this year as well...how very nice of CreateSpace to do that! I know a lot of kids (and adults!) who are so motivated to do NaNo now because of the "prize" offered for winning.
Any motivation is good motivation in my book! :D
----------Spareoom.net
NaNo '08 - 65k - WON! | Screnzy '09 - 101p - WON! | NaNo '09 - In Progress
32,317 / 50,000
Oct 12, 2009 - 23 01
T____________T I totally missed the code last year! I got an email in May reminding us. I starred it in my gmail, and then it disappeared into the plethora of other starred emails I received soon after because it was a busy time of year with lots of important email. I will NOT forget this year! D:
25,030 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 01 51
Wow, I might actually use it this time... for last year`s novel, in case I manage to finish edits in time. I`ve got a question, though - is the shipping free only within the US or all around the world?
----------2008: They came across the water (Winner!)
2009: Shadow of War
Writing experience:
www.portalstones.com Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend...
29,300 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 02 09
Last year CreateSpace posted mine all the way to the UK for free - I was very impressed because I wasn't expecting them to. I'm so happy they are doing this again. There's nothing like holding a book with your own name on it.
----------NaNo 08 - Wild Water (winner)
Screnzy 09 - The Descendant (winner)
NaNo 09 - Raven's Wing
60,016 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 02 49
As long as you pick normal shipping then it's free :) There's an option for super fast shipping, but if you pick that then it charges you.
It says that the normal shipping takes ages, but it estimates the worst scenario possible. Mine got to Australia for free, very quickly :)
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· Katharine
· ML of Elsewhere Australia
· Elsewhere Australia has a Twitter!
30,000 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 04 17
If only I wasn't writing a fanfiction this year...
But I'm glad they are doing this again this year, it is so nice of them!
----------http://9alchemica.livejournal.com/
6,500 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 05 14
I think I will consider this offer this year. ^___^
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'07 :: Even Without Kingdom Hearts (14k)
'08 :: Rock Rock Crushes Roses; One Breath Away; [Untitled]; When a Writer Goes Crazy... ((and a few other variations or short stories))
30,027 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 05 41
I'm so going to try to do this. Last year my novel was such a mess I didn't even edit it. I'm starting out this year with a more cohesive idea and a small outline (I don't like to outline). So I'm hoping I can get it edited and ready for printing this year. It would be so awesome to have my book in my hands. Thanks CreateSpace!!
38,450 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 05 48
Awesome! A WriMo from last year told me about this and it's a fantastic opportunity. I really hope I can take advantage of this.
----------"Instruction on the Conventions of Invention and Construction."
0 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 07 03
How did I miss this last year? Major fail on my part. I hope I can make it through this year so I can have a souvenir of all my blood and sweat!
----------38,038 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 09 08
This sounds great, this is my first time and i am so looking forward to it. If i win then i will defiantely use the offer.
38,158 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 09 34
O.o I've been telling people this is happening for a week! I can't believe it's only just been confirmed! Aw well, at least the good news is true ^_^
I love having the book from last year. I'm now getting asked for a loan of it by people I barely know at college. Fun fun fun!
880 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 12 26
Wow, that's really an awesome offer, and perhaps I'll publish my book through them since they're offering me my proof for free. That's such a nice gift!
Thank you, CreateSpace!
----------2009: No Title Yet
2008: Took A Break
2007: Deadkeepers (36,000+)
2006: Untitled (4,500)
60,016 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 13 20
No, they don't help publish your book exactly. You CAN self publish through them, but this offer is for a free printed copy, nothing else :) You upload your NaNo to it, set everything to private, and they send you one copy (called a proof copy) for your very own. That's it! :)
And the offer is available for many months, giving you the time to fix it all up :) Believe me. I worked on mine steadily for months after NaNo and came away with a very nice print copy. Give it a go! It's worth it :)
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----------· Katharine
· ML of Elsewhere Australia
· Elsewhere Australia has a Twitter!
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· Katharine
· ML of Elsewhere Australia
· Elsewhere Australia has a Twitter!
10,842 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 13 27
This is great! Got mine from last year, did some fixing up and I'm about to press the 'sell on Amazon' button as soon as I get the updated proof.
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AnnNoE
"I've got a plan...to build an empire...underground." from Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds. "I think I need a bigger spoon." AnnNoE.
1,927 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 14 45
Sweet. That is totally awesome of them to be doing this again!
----------12,708 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 17 44
This is such an awsome offer. It's also another reason to try that much harder to win.
----------"When I write, I feel like an armless, legless man with a crayon in his mouth." -Kurt Vonnegut
32,030 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 18 11
They are so awesome to do this! <3
----------Life would be so much better with a plot.
29,011 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 18 47
Wow, this is an amazing offer. I will win NaNoWriMo!
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"Those who dream by night, in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the
day to find that all was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous
men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, and make it possible."
(T.E. Lawrence)
50,123 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 18 50
I swear I'm actually gonna do this this year.
27,770 / 50,000
Oct 13, 2009 - 20 20
I was wondering whether it is free for all countries over the world...
And another question, what if someone writes in a language other than English? Will they still publish the book?